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Car wont stay on???

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  • Start date Start date Apr 26, 2006
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97fsuGT

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Anyone know why my car won"t stay on...It will start up, and i can rev the engine but it wont idle, it just shuts off. Help!!!
 

S281 #39B

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Try the iac.
 

DropTopPony

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Definately sounds like the IAC valve...thats exactly what my car did when mine failed. Its a simple 5-10 min swap.
 

d98gt

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I just cleaned mine and I haven't had problems since (over a year now)

but yeah, it's the IAC.
 
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